• Modern motherhood comes with a lot of pressure. It’s easy to feel like you should be doing more,...
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    Modern motherhood comes with a lot of pressure. It’s easy to feel like you should be doing more,...
  • “Just as a woman's heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull...
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    “Just as a woman's heart knows how and when to pump, her lungs to inhale, and her hand to pull back...
  • As things grew more intense, there were moments where Mama struggled to stay grounded inside her...
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    As things grew more intense, there were moments where Mama struggled to stay grounded inside her...
  • With both previous births happening close to her due date, anticipation grew as that time...
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    With both previous births happening close to her due date, anticipation grew as that time...
  • This Mama is an incredible local birth doula, and from the first birth we attended together last...
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    This Mama is an incredible local birth doula, and from the first birth we attended together last...
  • Here’s to slow moments, good food, sticky kid hands, backyard conversations, fireworks, and the...
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    Here’s to slow moments, good food, sticky kid hands, backyard conversations, fireworks, and the...
  • Oh, if we could just bottle it up. The smell, the crazy sleepless blur, the holding, and rocking,...
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    Oh, if we could just bottle it up. The smell, the crazy sleepless blur, the holding, and rocking,...
  • One of the most remarkable things about mothers is their capacity. Pregnancy, birth, recovery,...
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    One of the most remarkable things about mothers is their capacity. Pregnancy, birth, recovery,...
  • The way an epidural can turn survival mode into “so anyway tell me more…” is honestly incredible....
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    The way an epidural can turn survival mode into “so anyway tell me more…” is honestly incredible. ....
  • One of the biggest fears many families carry when planning a home birth is the possibility of...
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    One of the biggest fears many families carry when planning a home birth is the possibility of...
  • There’s a point in labor where you stop thinking so much and start listening more deeply to your...
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    There’s a point in labor where you stop thinking so much and start listening more deeply to your...
  • Today we’re celebrating the dads and partners who help hold everything together. The ones working...
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    Today we’re celebrating the dads and partners who help hold everything together. The ones working...
  • “I can’t do it anymore!” There’s almost always a moment in labor where a mother hits that wall....
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    “I can’t do it anymore!” There’s almost always a moment in labor where a mother hits that wall. The...
  • Summer transitions can take some adjustment for everyone, especially for parents carrying the...
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    Summer transitions can take some adjustment for everyone, especially for parents carrying the...
  • There’s always something so special about these slower, more intentional sibling meetings. When...
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    There’s always something so special about these slower, more intentional sibling meetings. When big...
  • Then, with so much strength and focus, mama brought her baby up into her own arms. She held baby...
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    Then, with so much strength and focus, mama brought her baby up into her own arms. She held baby...
  • Just like her previous birth, the labor comb and fan became her main sources of comfort. There’s...
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    Just like her previous birth, the labor comb and fan became her main sources of comfort. There’s...
  • This was the second birth I’ve had the honor of documenting for this beautiful little family....
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    This was the second birth I’ve had the honor of documenting for this beautiful little family. They...
  • Happy International Home Birth Day Honestly, I could shout from the rooftops about how much I...
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    Happy International Home Birth Day Honestly, I could shout from the rooftops about how much I love...
  • Birth has a way of unfolding on its own timeline. Even for mothers who have done this before, who...
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    Birth has a way of unfolding on its own timeline. Even for mothers who have done this before, who...